Nemesis - Goddess of Revenge

Nemesis - Winged Greek Goddess of Revenge and Vengence. As beautiful as Aphrodite (Venus).
Zeus was the founder of law and order and Nemesis keeps watch over the universe, and lets no offense go unchastised. Nemesis punished those who broke the moral code, were excessively proud or arrogance, refused to acknowledge the gods or who were too selfish to share their good fortune with others. Nemesis also helps to avenge those who were wronged and was the personification of moral indignation.

Nemesis was daughter of Nyx (the goddess of night ) and Erebus (some 
say the Titans Oceanus and/or Tethys) Others say Nyx alone without a 
father.

Nemesis: (Which means righteous anger, due enactment, or divine 
vengeance.)

Other Names: Adrastea (The Greek word meaning: "She whom none can 
escape."), or Rhamnusia (Her home was at Attic Rhamnus).

Some say Helen (of Troy) was a daughter of Nemesis and Zeus who 
changed herself into a goose to seduced her to produce a silver egg 
which was brought to Leda; Others say Zeus seduced Leda.

Nemesis rode in chariot, pulled by griffins in place of horses.

Symbols and attributes : Wheel of fortune, Ship's Rudder, an apple 
branch, rein, bridle or yoke, lash or scourge, sword, balance or 
measuring-rod. .

An example: Narcissus. beautiful son of the River Cephissus and the 
nymph Liriope. Was handsome and women seen him once and fell in love 
with him. The vain Narcissus, only had eyes for himself rejected all 
admirers.

Nemesis condemned the vain Narcissus to spend the rest of his life 
admiring his own reflection in the waters of a pool and eventually 
Narcissus died and was changed into the flower that bears his name.

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